Cost of living comparison
France is 52.8% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in France instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.88
|
$15.64
€14.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.53
|
$10.86
€10.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
$2.73
€2.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$1.86
€1.76
|
|
pay 74.8% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
$1.71
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.11
|
$8.46
€8.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.17
|
$4.52
€4.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
$3.79
€3.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.22
|
$5.82
€5.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
$1.47
€1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
$0.90
€0.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
pay 87.4% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
$7.25
€6.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR126.43
|
$50.39
€47.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,481.56
|
$31,262.62
€29,648.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR58.08
|
$17.66
€16.75
|
|
pay 20.1% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR306.67
|
$30.07
€28.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,185.12
|
$750.17
€711.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,431.74
|
$604.38
€573.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR270.11
|
$140.10
€132.86
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,814.18
|
$690.26
€654.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,987.44
|
$9,163.56
€8,690.37
|
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.67
|
$3.01
€2.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.78
|
$11.83
€11.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR486.16
|
$35.91
€34.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.31
|
$12.10
€11.47
|
|
pay 33.1% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR187.79
|
$89.62
€85.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR168.23
|
$37.76
€35.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR330.74
|
$91.52
€86.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR265.66
|
$126.90
€120.34
|
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